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NON-DESTRUCTIVE TEST METHOD FOR DETERMINING BORON CONTENT OF BASKETS INSERTED IN SHIPPING CASKS TO ENSURE SUBCRITICALITY
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):M.M.Q. Hosseini, M. Blechschmidt, W. Anspach, E. Pollmann, W. Rudolf
Abstract:In order to ensure the subcriticality of spent fuel elements in shipping casks, the fuel elements are placed into an inserted basket with…
Nuclear Energy - Moving Ahead with Confidence
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):John C. DeVine, Jr.
Abstract:My task this morning is to present a perspective on the future of nuclear generated electrical power in this country, from the viewpoint of…
Nuclear Energy Moving Ahead with Confidence
Type:JNMM
Volume:15
Issue:1
Author(s):lohn C. DeVine
Abstract:This presentation is a synopsis of action underway today to revive the nuclear power generation option in the United States. The Electric…
NUCLEAR FUEL TRANSPORT: THE SPECIAL CASE OF SPENT FUEL TRANSPORT
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Bernard Lenail, H.W. Curtis
Abstract:NUCLEAR FUEL TRANSPORT: THE SPECIAL CASE OF SPENT FUEL TRANSPORT. Nuclear transport constitutes for Cogema an essential activity linking…
Nuclear Material Control and Accounting by Process Simulation with Smalltalk
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Patrick E. O'Rourke, P.D. Soper
Abstract:Two aspects of safeguarding special nuclear material (St^M) are controlling its location and accessibility (material control) and knowing…
Nuclear Materials Accounting, Helping the Facility Operator
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Kenneth E. Thomas, J. W. Barnes
Abstract:A modern materials control and accounting (MC&A) system can provide major benefits to pro duction personnel. It can enhance…
Nuclear Safety and Security in a Changing World
Type:JNMM
Volume:15
Issue:1
Author(s):Edward V. Badolato
Abstract:Two major crises of 1986 and international terrorism have had the effect of making what we all do even more critically important for U.S…
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Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):NULL NULL
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ON-BOARD EXPERIMENT AND ANALYSIS OF DOSE RATE DISTRIBUTIONS IN A SPENT FUEL SHIPPING VESSEL
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):K. Ueki, Y. Namito, T. Fuse
Abstract:An on-board experiment was carried out in a spent fuel shlpping vessel, the Pacific Swan, in whlch 13 casks of the TN-12A and Excellox 3…
ONTARIO HYDRO TRITIATED HEAVY WATER TRANSPORTATION PACKAGE
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):J.F. Tanaka, K.K. Lo
Abstract:Ontario Hydro currently operates 15 heavy water moderated reactors generating 10 GW of electrical power. As the moderator thermalizes…
OPERATION OF THE SWEDISH SEA TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM FOR SPENT FUEL
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Bo Gustafsson, A. Ekendahl
Abstract:OPERATION OF THE SWEDISH SEA TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM FOR SPENT FUEL. At PATRAM 83, the Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Co. (SKB)…
Overview of Density Meters Used at SRP for Sample Validation
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Sherrod L. Maxwell
Abstract:For the process control laboratory, the verification of sample integrity prior to analysis is a critical prerequisite for reliable…
PERLA: A Laboratory for Training and Performance Assessment of Safeguards Techniques
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):M. Cuypers, S. Guardini, T. Doyle
Abstract:For the evaluation and improvement of the effectiveness of the implementation of safeguards and fissile materials management techniques in…
PERMEATION THROUGH ELASTOMERIC 0-RING SEALS*
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):K. Brehm, K.H. Ecker, H. Kowalewsky, H.-P. Weise
Abstract:Permeation of He, Ne, Ar, Kr, Xe and 0 2 through 0-ring seals of fluorocarbon rubber (e.g. Viton), ethylene-propylene rubber (EPDM) and…
PHASE CHANGE MODELS FOR CASK ANALYSIS
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):W.H. Lake
Abstract:PHASE CHANGE MODELS FOR CASK ANALYSIS. The applicability of the pure conduction model is considered for lead-shielded casks in which…
PHYSICAL PROTECTION DURING THE TRANSPORT OF IRRADIATED FUEL IN THE USSR.
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):NULL NULL
Abstract:The paper considers the main principles involved in the organization in the USSR of the transport of irradiated nuclear power plant fuel by…
PLANNING A RADAR SYSTEM FOR PROTECTION FROM THE AIRBORNE THREAT
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Eugene F. Greneker, Melvin C. McGee
Abstract:A planning methodology for developing a radar system to protect nuclear materials facilities from the airborne threat is presented.…
PREDICTION OF RADIOLOGICAL DISPERSAL FROM SABOTAGE INCIDENTS INVOLVING HIGH EXPLOSIVE
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):B.A. Boughton
Abstract:The intentional dispersal of radioactive material from a nuclear facility by use of explosive can result in severe radiological…
PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENT FOR THE TRANSPORT OF REACTOR DECOMMISSIONING WASTE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):P.R. Appleton, D.R. Poulter
Abstract:It has been decided to decommission the UKAEA Windscale Advanced Gas-cooled Reactor (W AGR) to a 'green field' site to provide information…
Problems and Progress in International Safeguards
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Peter M. Tempus
Abstract:The paper discusses the following areas: Conclusions and declarations with respect to IAEA safeguards of the Third NPT Review Conference…